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If you leave a movie theater or your child’s high school performance and say you “had fun,” you’re either lying or doing it all wrong. “Fun,” according to English professor John Beckman, “is one pleasure that can’t be felt.” It must be had. Perhaps the only exception to that rule is in the sitting-and-reading of Beckman’s new book American Fun, a raucous romp through American history that charts the cultural course of our republic, molded by men who ditched their suits and cut loose. Read More